Metolius River

These links were checked against the live agency site on 2026-09-01. Rules for a water change inside a season, so the agency’s own page on the day you go is the only current answer — this desk does not hold one.

No unique fleet-directory record matched this operational water by name and state, so the desk will not borrow another water’s review date. The agency links on this page were checked on 2026-09-01; check the agency’s own page the day you go.

Spring creeks are small, heavily fished, and frequently bordered by private ground. Public reaches can be short, and some are fee- or reservation-managed even where the water is public.

Launch · Too small to launch. This is a walking water.

Parking · Parking is usually a small designated lot or a signed pullout, and it is genuinely limited. Arrive early or pick another reach.

Oregon publishes access through ODFW's regional maps and articles rather than one statewide access map. Public land ownership does a lot of the work here.

Flow and water temperature for this water are read from USGS site 14091500, Metolius River near Grandview, OR. It is an official public gauge, not a fishing pin: it describes the river at one point, and the reach you stand in may be doing something else.

Derived from water class (spring creek) and Pacific range — not a stocking record. Confirm species, seasons and any closures with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

• Rainbow trout

  52–64°F published preference · handling becomes a conservation problem at 68°F

• Cutthroat trout

  48–62°F published preference · handling becomes a conservation problem at 66°F

• Brown trout

  54–67°F published preference · handling becomes a conservation problem at 68°F

• Steelhead

  46–61°F published preference · handling becomes a conservation problem at 70°F